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MID
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Vol. 27, No 49
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DECEMBER 9 - 15, 2015
At least two early-morning shootings
took place within an hour of one another
in the East End of the City of Newburgh
last week. Police say they do not know if
the shootings were related.
At 1:15 a.m. on Nov. 28, a city police
officer was patrolling the area around 50
Front Street when he heard shots fired.
Soon after, police found a 21-year-old man
in the street, shot in both legs.
As police attended to the victim, they
received information about another man,
23, who arrived at St. Luke’s Cornwall
Hospital with gunshot wounds in his
abdomen and right leg.
“Both victims stated they were walking in the area of 50 Front St. when they
heard gunshots and realized they had
been struck,” a city police press release
stated.
Then, according to city police, at 1:50
a.m. they received news of a third victim,
taken to the hospital by a friend. An investigation revealed he had been walking
in the area of Grand Street and Broad
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Street, where, the 22-year-old claimed, he
heard people arguing. “The victim heard
gunshots and then felt pain in his arm,”
the press release stated.
So far, no arrests have been made in
connection with the shootings. “They
are still open investigations,” city police
Chief Dan Cameron said, and no further
details were released.
When asked if the shooting incidents
were related, Cameron said police were
“investigating the proximity of shoot-
The right to
bear arms
Ulster Sheriff urges
licensed handgun
owners to carry them
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By SHANTAL RILEY
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If you are licensed to carry a firearm,
“please do so.” That was the gist of the
message posted to Facebook by Ulster
County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum last
Thursday.
“In light of recent events that have
occurred in the United States and around
the world, I want to encourage citizens of
Ulster County who are licensed to carry
a firearm to please do so,” Van Blarcum
wrote, with “please do so” written in capital letters.
The post came a day after a radicalized Muslim couple opened fire at work
party in San Bernardino, California, and
three weeks after terrorists went on a
mass-shooting spree in Paris, France. The
shootings took the lives of more than 130
people.
The world reacted in horror following the attacks. In Ulster County, Van
Blarcum took to the Sheriff’s Office
Facebook page to urge licensed gun owners to “take advantage” of their legal
right to carry a gun.
“I urge you to responsibly take advantage of your legal right to carry a firearm,” the post states. “To ensure the safety of yourself and others, make sure you
are comfortable and proficient with your
weapon, and knowledgeable of the laws
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